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Creating a CIFS share
You can create a share that enables you to specify a folder, qtree, or volume that CIFS users can access.
Before you begin 
You must have installed the CIFS license before you set up and start CIFS.
About this task 
When you reconfigure CIFS on storage systems running Data ONTAP 8.x operating in 7-Mode from the CIFS Setup wizard, all existing user-created CIFS shares are deleted. However, the default CIFS shares that are created by Data ONTAP are not deleted, but their access permissions are reset to the default values. For more information, see the customer support bulletin CSB-1207-02.
When you reconfigure CIFS on storage systems running Data ONTAP 8.1.2 operating in 7-Mode, an error message is displayed stating that the CIFS shares are deleted. You can ignore this message.
Steps 
1.
From the Home tab, double-click the appropriate storage system.
2.
In the navigation pane, click Storage > Shares.
3.
Click Create.
4.
Click Browse and select the folder, qtree, or volume that should be shared.
5.
Specify a name for the new CIFS share.
6.
Provide a description for the share and click Create.
Result 
The share is created with the access permissions set to Full Control for Everyone in the group.
Related tasks 
Setting up CIFS
Related reference 
Shares window
Related Link:  
Customer support bulletin: support.netapp.com/info/communications/index.html

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